Web Hosting Provider XO Signs with Detroit Public Schools for Data Services

The Detroit Public Schools, the nation's eleventh largest school district, has selected XO Communications, Inc. (www.xo.com) as a primary provider of voice and data services.

Under the three-year, $8 million agreement, XO will provide the 140,000 student Detroit Public School system with local voice services as well as high-speed Internet access to over 235 schools and administrative locations around the City of Detroit.

By having XO as its primary provider, the Detroit Public Schools will be able to save more than $1,500,000 annually on its total telecommunications costs. Through flat-rate pricing for local voice calls and access to online billing and ordering, the school system will have a more predictable controlled monthly cost and can view and manage its needs online more effectively.

"We rely on communications to serve our students, parents and staff," said Roland Moore, Chief Information and Technology Officer of the Detroit Public Schools.

"We're very pleased to have been selected by the Detroit Public Schools," said Mike Cebulski, General Manager of XO Communications' Detroit sales office. "

XO Communications is a provider of national and local telecommunications services to businesses, large enterprises and telecommunications companies.